Literature-inspired games

Group Description

Games based off works of literature, previously published, and characters from those works. This can include novels and short stories, published in books, magazines, in e-books or even online as text.

Limitations:
  • If the game directly references content or design from another adaptation of literature, such as a Movie, it is no longer considered to be based "solely" off the original literature and is instead based off of the new derivative work;

  • Books and other literature which has been written, based on an already existing game, are not eligible for this group. In those cases the literature is inspired by the game, not the other way around;

  • Legendary characters such as Zeus, King Arthur or Robin Hood are based on a loose series of tales and mythology. For that reason, different materials have sprung up with completely different retellings and the characters themselves don't really apply to any particular piece of literature. These can only be included in this group if the game references a specific book, author or story;

  • Games which merely re-create the "atmosphere" of a certain author or set of stories are not to be included in this group.

For the related but distinct group of games which inspired books in turn, please consult the games made into books group.


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Game Titlesorted in descending orderYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue2010WindowsBig Fish Games, Inc...
Epic Adventures: La Jangada2010WindowsiWin, Inc....
I'm Not a Bad Person Really; I Just Have Low Self-Esteem2010Windows3.00
Agatha Christie Mysteries2009WiiThe Adventure Company...
Nancy Drew Adventure Pack2009WindowsHer Interactive, Inc....
Silent Conversation2009BrowserArmor Games Inc.2.40
Enemy of Chaos2009iPhone...
Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships2009WindowsHer Interactive, Inc.1.17
The Path2009Macintosh, WindowsTale of Tales BVBA3.62
Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly2009WindowsI-Play...
Emerald City Confidential2009Macintosh, WindowsPlayFirst, Inc.3.83
Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade Of Grey2009WindowsI-Play...
Frankenstein: The Dismembered Bride2009iPhone, Macintosh, WindowsAnuman Interactive...
Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger!2009WindowsHer Interactive, Inc.4.00
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe2009Windowsak tronic Software & Services GmbH...
20.000 Leagues Under the Sea2009Macintosh, WindowsAnuman Interactive...
Hostile Makeover2009WindowsLifetime Games...
Around the World in Eighty Days: Phileas Fogg2009Macintosh, WindowsAnuman Interactive...
Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (Collector's Edition)2009WindowsBig Fish Games, Inc...
Harlequin Presents: Hidden Object of Desire2009Macintosh, WindowsBig Fish Games, Inc...
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain2009Nintendo DSAspyr Media, Inc....
Enter the Story: Volume 1 - Victor Hugo's Les Misérables2009Windows...
The Path: Prologue2009Macintosh, WindowsTale of Tales BVBA2.75
Sherlock Holmes Collection 20102009WindowsFocus Home Interactive...
Fabled Lands2009Windows4.25
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Selected Covers

Browser Front Cover
Front cover for Silent Conversation
iPhone Front Cover
Front cover for Enemy of Chaos

Selected Screenshots

Main menu
Screenshot from Silent Conversation
 
Game group created by WildKard (11879), additional games added to group by Spenot (6449), Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (10011), B.L. Stryker (19787), Rola (1166), Patrick Bregger (17070), POMAH (20225), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (25505), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (126957), Kohler 86 (6385), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15567), Kabushi (52022), Xoleras (67063), monkeyislandgirl Bronze Star Contributing Member (8632), Pseudo_Intellectual (34892), Terok Nor (10803), Scaryfun (5842), Virgil (1638), Игги Друге (31890), Wizo (30377), Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406), vedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7658), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (50193), PolloDiablo (11112), Ace of Sevens (4291), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (60846), DJP Mom (10808) and Macs Black (58750)
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